-Day 03 Pacaya-Samiria (Yanayacu-Pucate)
Early morning breakfast followed by a two-hour hike to Laguna Caro oxbow lake. Following the jungle trail you are bound to find howling and woolly monkeys, medicine plants not only employed by the local but also processed by the pharmacy industry and sold everywhere. There are many fish species in Laguna Caro including red piranha (Serrasalmus natteri), arahuana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) and peacock bass (Chichla ocellaris) which you will not only see swimming around the canoe but you will also have the chance to catch them as locals do. Lunch on the shores of the oxbow lake. If fishing has been successful you may request your catch to be cooked native style.
Once returned to the camp, you may choose to rest surrounded by the splendorous jungle or continue exploring on the river.
Supper and overnight.
(B.BL.S)
-Day 04 Pacaya-Samiria (Yanayacu-Pucate)
Early morning breakfast to proceed with birdwatching before return trip.
It is possible to find some prey birds in the reserve such as the “caracara” (Mivalgo chimachima), the King Vulture (Sarcorrampus papa), the Black Collared Hawk (Buteogallus nigricollis) and the beautiful Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpiya). The trip continues down river heading back to the Maranon with a few stops on the route for biodiversity sighting. The river is the habitat to other interesting species, including the Giant Otter (Ptenerura brasiliensis), a semi-aquatic carnivorous usually found in social groups easy to spot by its audible groans; it is also possible to find in the reserve one of the largest snakes in the world, the famous Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) which can reach an 18-foot length spending most of its time in the water.
By noon there will be a stop for lunch and then you will continue sailing until you reach the last camp site near the mouth of the Yanayacu River. While our personnel make the arrangements to end up the adventure you may visit one of the neighboring settlements where most of the population do farming and fishing activities.
Supper and final comments on the trip in the reserve.
Overnight.
(B,L,S)
-Day 05 Pacaya-Samiria (Yanayacu-Pucate)
Breakfast and last chance to take pictures in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve.
Sail on the Maranon river to reach Nauta. Return to Iquitos by land.